Theatre Arts Degree (B.A.), Design/Technology Track

Why Choose the Design/Technology Track?

The Theatre Studies track gives you the opportunity to fashion your own areas of focus in consultation with a theatre advisor. In addition to its curricular requirements, the Program provides you with practical experience in all aspects of theatre production as part of your educational experience.

Requirements for the Theatre Arts Major - 52 Credits

The major in Theatre Arts is designed to provide students with a fundamentally sound and well-rounded bachelor of arts education and training in theatre and in its related arts of performance and design. It is the objective of the Theatre Arts Program to instill in students an abiding respect for theatre as an historical and cultural institution; to enhance their appreciation of theatre’s significant role in a society’s social, political, and cultural life; and to prepare students for the world of professional theatre and for graduate study. The bachelor of arts in Theatre Arts degree requires 52 credit hours of study, which includes 15 credit hours in one of three tracks of study: Performance, Design/Technology, or Theatre Studies. The Theatre Studies track gives students the opportunity to fashion their own areas of focus in consultation with a theatre advisor. In addition to its curricular requirements, the Program provides students with practical experience in all aspects of theatre production as part of their educational experience. The creative process, a professional attitude and work ethic, and artistic integrity are the emphases of all theatre production courses. Theatre majors are also required to fulfill the English department’s foreign language requirement.

Required Theatre Arts Core Curriculum - 37 Credits:

ENGL 0287 - World Drama

ENGL 0365 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism

THEA 0151 - Introduction to Performance

THEA 0152 - Scenography

THEA 0251 - Theatre Management

THEA 0260 - Script Analysis & Interpretation

THEA 0261 - Theatre History: Early Stages

THEA 0353 - Theatre Workshop or

THEA 0360 - Theatre Production

THEA 0380 - Professional Theatre Seminar

Select one course from each category, A, B, and C:

A.

THEA 0262 - Theatre History: Renaissance to Romanticism

THEA 0263 - Theatre History: The Modern Stage

B.

ENGL 0317 - Shakespeare: Tragedies and Histories

ENGL 0318 - Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances

C.

ENGL 0364 - American Drama

ENGL 0366 - Drama of the Western World

ENGL 0370 - Modern Drama

Tracks of Study

Theater Arts majors are required to select one of the following tracks to complete the major requirements.

Design/Technology Track - 15 Credits

THEA 0343 - Sound Design for Theatre

THEA 0354 - Costume Design

THEA 0356 - Stagecraft Techniques

THEA 0389 - Scene Design

THEA 0390 - Lighting Design

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .